“The old and narrow paradigm of health issues as concerning only illnesses is outdated. We have developed well beyond that. The World Health Organization has praised the development in Thailand. The old paradigm cannot defeat health problems because knowledge and access to good services are...
Dr. Suriya Wongkongkathep, deputy permanent secretary for health, said the Ministry of Public Health together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the National Health Security Office, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the National Health Commission...
Chatpong Chatphuti, governor of Surat Thani province, said that the municipal office of Koh Samui island contracted Samut Prakan Renewable Energy Co to build a dump to take about 200,000 tons of garbage on Koh Samui within six months. Surat Thani authorities would then have...
The National Health Commission (NHC) called for the global blacklisting of white asbestos or chrysotile and demanded Thai participants in the forums of the Rotterdam Convention have correct knowledge on its dangers and watch out for distorted information. The commission also urged the Ministry of...
“Public policies” are widely discussed as Thailand urgently needs “reform”. Importantly “public policies” must be developed with the participation of all concerned parties. This is because “public policies” have impacts on everyone, so it must not be guided or directed by any single party. A very interesting discussion...